Chapter 1

In July, Guangqing was as hot as Flame Mountain, and a person could shed a layer of skin just by staying outdoors for half a day.

The Long Chan Temple's Bodhisattva was very efficacious and was quite famous in the city. Every year before the college entrance exam, parents would bring their children to make a wish, not to say whether it worked or not, but at least for peace of mind!

Lin Bai Ci performed exceptionally well this year, and he wondered if it had anything to do with the Bodhisattva of Long Chan. However, since he made a wish before the exam, he had to repay it!

Three incense sticks, fruits, and pastries were definitely required.

Of course, the money was provided by his mother.

Lin Bai Ci actually planned to secretly keep a hundred yuan, but his mother sternly reminded him.

This kind of offering money should not be taken lightly.

Sigh!

Poor!

Without money, you can't afford anything you want.

Lin Bai Ci stepped on the pebble path and looked back at the distant Great Hall of the Great Hero.

What if,

he made another wish for wealth?

Would the Bodhisattva think he's too greedy?

Lin Bai Ci's current goal was to become a UP master, shooting videos to earn money. However, so far, he had only uploaded five outdoor videos to Bilibili, and the total views didn't even reach a thousand.

Becoming a UP master with a million followers and earning tens of thousands of yuan a month was still a long way off.

"Sharpening the tool is the key to success. Once I get new equipment, it might work out!"

Lin Bai Ci encouraged himself.

His mother, pleased with his good performance, promised to reward him with a new phone.

Lin Bai Ci planned to use the money to buy a GoPro action camera.

As for the phone, he would make do with the current one and buy the latest Apple model once he earned enough money from shooting videos.

Rumble!

His stomach ached, and a sudden hunger interrupted his thoughts.

"Hmm?"

Lin Bai Ci's long eyebrows arched, like a lion king suddenly spotting a fat prey, and he immediately looked around.

Who dropped something?

Throughout his life, Lin Bai Ci had experienced this sudden hunger several times each year. Sometimes, even half an hour after a meal, he would still feel extremely hungry.

Lin Bai Ci thought his stomach was problematic, but when his mother took him to the hospital, the doctors found him to be in perfect health. He even donated 300cc of blood and could immediately play a basketball game afterward.

In the summer of his first year of junior high, after lunch, Lin Bai Ci was walking around the campus when he suddenly felt hungry. A few minutes later, he unexpectedly found a wallet on the playground.

Inside were over three hundred yuan, a beautiful senior's student ID, and a love letter.

Miraculously, once Lin Bai Ci confirmed the contents of the wallet, the inexplicable hunger disappeared.

Lin Bai Ci conducted three experiments and had several similar experiences, leading him to conclude a pattern.

Whenever he suddenly felt hungry, there was definitely something valuable nearby.

Without exception.

Over the years, he had picked up several car keys, five phones, a junior's tuition, and the most expensive item, a gold ring found in a green belt.

The summer heat was intense, and even the cicadas seemed to be gasping for breath.

Lin Bai Ci felt very hungry.

He was currently in the small square in front of the Arhat Hall, where the stone slabs were swept clean, except for a few cigarette butts, nothing was visible.

"Probably a phone or a wallet!"

Lin Bai Ci looked up.

A hundred steps to the north, a left turn led to the Guanyin Pavilion, and to the right, through a long corridor, was the Release Pond.

The Release Pond was a famous spot in Long Chan Temple, filled with lotus flowers in the summer, creating a lush green scene.

Many tourists would come here to take photos and share them on social media.

With so many people, the chances of something being lost were naturally higher.

Lin Bai Ci quickened his pace and arrived at the Release Pond.

The hunger was intensifying.

Based on past experience, this indicated he was getting closer to the "lost item."

To the east was a large lake covered with lotus leaves, where you could hear frogs and see koi fish swimming. To the north was an octagonal pavilion.

The pond was too large, so Lin Bai Ci decided to check the octagonal pavilion first.

As he climbed the steps and entered the pavilion built on a rock, the hunger became even more intense.

Lin Bai Ci held the railing and looked out, quickly spotting a palm-sized pink cartoon wallet in a crevice of a stone.

"Got it!"

Lin Bai Ci climbed over the railing and picked up the wallet.

He opened it casually.

Wow!

A thick wad of money.

Besides the red hundred-yuan bills, there were also yellow 50,000 won notes.

Lin Bai Ci knew these were Korean won, as he had seen them in some Korean comics.

Besides the money, there were three bank cards, a passport, an ID card with Korean text, and a girl's headshot.

The photo was quite beautiful.

After checking, Lin Bai Ci put everything back in the wallet.

He returned to the pavilion, opened his phone, and started playing a game, waiting for the owner to come.

About twenty minutes later, a hot-tempered Korean girl burst into the octagonal pavilion, looking around anxiously.

She kept her head down, clearly searching for something.

But she found nothing.

"Shit!"

The girl with light golden hair cursed, about to kick the railing, but stopped when she saw someone.

"Did you lose something?"

Lin Bai Ci asked.

The girl was around eighteen or nineteen, with an oval face and a great figure, especially her white skin and long legs in a pair of denim shorts, which were more attractive than those of K-pop girl groups.

Kim Yeong-jin understood Chinese and immediately looked at Lin Bai Ci: "Oppa, have you seen a pink wallet?"

Her voice was soft and magnetic, as if she was coquettishly pleading.

"Is this it?"

Lin Bai Ci took out the wallet and handed it to Kim Yeong-jin.

Her face matched the ID in the wallet, confirming she was the owner.

"Right!"

Kim Yeong-jin grabbed the wallet, checked that the passport and ID were still there, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Losing money was a minor issue, but losing the passport and ID would be a major problem.

Lin Bai Ci, having done a good deed, was about to leave.

He didn't hand the wallet to the temple staff, fearing that if the money was missing, it would be hard to explain.

After all, it was hard to be a good person these days.

"Oppa!"

Kim Yeong-jin saw the handsome boy, who could easily be the center of a top K-pop group, about to leave, and immediately chased after him, standing in front of him and bowing repeatedly.

"Thank you! Thank you!"

Kim Yeong-jin not only thanked him but also opened the wallet, counted the money without checking, and handed a wad of bills to Lin Bai Ci with both hands.

"It's no big deal, no need to give money!"

Lin Bai Ci refused.

He didn't realize she was a rich girl who could throw money around without a second thought.

"Oppa, please take it!"

Kim Yeong-jin insisted, planning to force the money on the boy and ask if he was interested in becoming a trainee in Korea and debuting as an idol. Just as she was about to do so, she saw him suddenly look up, his face shocked.

Kim Yeong-jin also looked up, and her face instantly drained of color.

"God... God's Ruins?"

A meteor, trailing a long orange-red tail, rapidly struck Long Chan Temple.

Boom!

There was no violent impact, but a large amount of black mist, like a tsunami, surged and engulfed the entire temple.

...

Thirty years ago, a meteor fell, and God's Ruins appeared.

A deity emerged from it, feeding on humans.

Since then, Earth has had a new natural disaster.

Various countries have tried to intercept these meteors, but all attempts failed.

Fortunately, the meteors that bring God's Ruins are few, ranging from a few to dozens each year, not enough to destroy the world.

To date, the largest God's Ruins swallowed a third of Australia's territory, with 18 million citizens, none of whom survived!

...

Lin Bai Ci woke up from hunger!

He opened his eyes and saw black mist covering everything, with visibility less than ten meters.

The Korean girl lay beside him, unconscious.

"Hey, wake up!"

Lin Bai Ci grabbed Kim Yeong-jin's shoulders and shook her hard.

Right!

Call 110!

Lin Bai Ci hurriedly took out his phone, but it was already off and wouldn't turn on.

He was about to shout for help but suddenly closed his mouth.

Doing so,

would attract monsters?

The government prohibited ordinary citizens from discussing anything related to God's Ruins, so Lin Bai Ci's knowledge was limited to some rumors.

Some said that besides deities, there were also monsters in God's Ruins.

Those trapped inside became their food.

"We must escape as soon as possible!"

Lin Bai Ci shook Kim Yeong-jin hard.

Just as he was about to slap her to wake her up, she regained consciousness.

"Ah!"

Kim Yeong-jin cried out in pain, feeling as if her brain was being stirred by a propeller, causing excruciating pain.

[A fresh piece of meat, well-exercised, with delicious and juicy muscles, high in protein. Suggested cooking method: charcoal grill with plenty of cumin!]

What the hell?

Lin Bai Ci was startled by the voice in his head, which he was sure wasn't from the girl in front of him.

"Are... are we trapped in God's Ruins?"

Kim Yeong-jin trembled, subconsciously grabbing Lin Bai Ci.

[The prey is afraid, which will cause it to secrete hormones, degrading the meat quality. Suggested action: immediate slaughter to preserve the best flavor!]

"What are you?"

Lin Bai Ci asked in his mind, but received no response.

"Oppa, we must quickly destroy the deity's remains, or we'll die!"

Kim Yeong-jin stood up and looked around.

"Deity's remains?"

Lin Bai Ci frowned, sensing that this girl knew some secrets about God's Ruins.

"When a meteor falls, it creates a mist, and the area covered by the mist is called God's Ruins."

Kim Yeong-jin explained: "In God's Ruins, there are the remains of a deity, which radiate a mysterious energy that pollutes everything around it!"

"Continue."

Lin Bai Ci listened intently.

"Know about nuclear radiation? The radiation from the deity's remains is ten thousand times more terrifying! Do you feel dizzy, nauseous, and want to vomit? That's the symptom of pollution!"

Kim Yeong-jin knew that as time passed, the pollution symptoms would worsen, first driving people mad, then gradually turning them into a pile of mindless, rotten flesh.

"..."

Lin Bai Ci wanted to say he didn't feel anything.

Except for the unbearable hunger, he felt no abnormalities!

"Anyway, if we don't destroy the deity's remains, we'll be polluted!"

Kim Yeong-jin was frustrated, thinking, "Why did I just come on a trip?"

Why did I encounter such a crisis?

"Can't we just escape from God's Ruins?"

Lin Bai Ci was confused.

"See this mist? It's like a maze. Without destroying the deity's remains, the mist won't dissipate!"

Kim Yeong-jin smiled bitterly.

Her brother was a deity hunter, so she knew many secrets.

Lin Bai Ci wanted to learn more, but a clear sound of a wooden fish came from the mist.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

"Run!"

Kim Yeong-jin's face changed, and she tried to run, but a three-meter-tall dark Buddha statue had silently appeared behind them.

"The Buddha asks you, are you sincere?"

The Buddha lowered its eyes, and the Bodhisattva glared, the chanting not loud but enough to shatter a heart.